Train-stopping apparatus.



S. E. STONE. TRAIN STOPPING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.29.1915.

1,163,482. Patented Dec. 7, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedDec. 7, 1915.:

Application filed January 29; 1915. Serial No. 5,127.

To all whom it may concern-.1 I

Be it known that I, SA UEL E. STONE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Hull, in the county of Pike and State of Illinois, have invented new and use ful Improvements in Train-Stopping Apparatus, of which the followingis a specificawhich will be eflicient and effective in oper-' ation, strong and durable in construction and which may be installed and maintained at a minimum expense and wherein the component parts will be so arranged and correlated as to reduce the possibility of derangement to a minimum.

with the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth in and falling within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure l is a fragmentary sideelevation of a track way and locomotive thereon showing my invention installed, parts being broken away. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through the trackway. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary top plan view thereof. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view through the track. Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view of the car carried mechanism.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, 1 designates a trackway, while 2 indicates signals arranged along the trackway and appropriately spaced apart. These signals are designed to control traflic and are operated in any suitable or preferred manner.

Arranged below the trackway 1 transversely of the latter adjacent to each signal is a trough 3 having one end thereof terminating at the base of the standard of the adjacent signal. Fastened to the upper surfaces of the ties at the opposite sides of the trough 3 and spanning the trough are guide blocks 4; disposed adjacent to the inner sides of the respective lines of rails of the traclrw-ay and formed in the blocks at are vertical passages 5 respectively disposed approximately centrally of the particular block.

' Arranged across the trough 3 and secured to the side walls thereof are horizontal pivot rods 6 parallel with each other and spaced apart. These pivot rods 6 are disposed between the blocks' l and pivoted upon each rod 6 is a horizontal lever 7. The outer ends of the levers 7 are'disposed below the passages 5 in the respective blocks a and pivoted to such ends of the levers are upwardly extending trips 8' having the upper end portions thereof disposed within the passages 5 and adapted to work in such passages. The inner ends of the levers 7 are pivotally connected to each other and to one end of a horizontally disposed actuating lever 9 by means of a pivot pin 10. The actuating lever 9 is disposed within the trough 3 and the remaining end thereof is disposed adjacent to the base of the standard of the adjacent signal, while connecting such end of the actuating lever with the blade on the upper end of the standard is a rod 11. This actuating rod 9 is pivoted between its ends upon a pivot rod 12, carried by the side walls of the trough and extending across the latter.

In practice, when the signal blade of the signal 2 goes to danger position, a pull is eX- erted through the rod 11 upon the outer end of the actuating lever 9 thereby swinging the latter about the pivot rod 12. In this swinging movement of the actuating lever the inner end thereof moves downwardly and imparts a like motion to the levers 7 thereby swinging the latter about the pivot rods 6 with the effect to elevate the outer ends of the levers 7 and so move the trips 8 upwardly to project the upper ends of such trips above the blocks 4 through the passages 5.

In the present instance, each motor car is provided with a vertical trip lever 13 pivoted between its ends upon an appropriate part of the car structure and having the upper end thereof connected through the medium of cables 14 or other flexible elements with a controlling element of the propelling power of the motor car and the engineers brake valve respectively. Should a motor car run by a danger signal, the lower end of the trip lever 13 would engage one or the other of the trips 8, dependent upon the diloo rection of travel of the car, whereby the lever 13 will be swung about its pivotal connection to pull the cables 14 and so cut off the pro pelling power of the car and apply the brakes. a a V,

I claim:

' 1. In train stopping apparatus, the com-.

active positions, levers pivoted within said trough, and connected to said trips. respectively, and means for actuating said levers to slidesaid tripscto active position.

2. In train stopping apparatus, the combination with a trackway, of blocks secured to the upper surfaces of adjacent ties of the Copies of this patent may be obtained for trackway and spanning the space between such ties and spaced apart and formed with vertical passages respectively a trough disposed below the lines of rails of the trackway between the ties carrying said blocks,

trips working within the passages in said blocks and capable of movement to active and inactive positions, levers pivoted within said. trough and connected to said tripsrespectively, a horizontally disposed actuating lever vpivoted within said trough, a connection between one end of said actuating lever and the first-mentioned levers, and means for swinging said actuating lever to operate the first-named'leversto move said trips to aca,

tive and inactive positions.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses. p

' SAMUEL STONE.

Witnesses:

ABRAHAM L. MAPLE, JOHN R. BECK.

five centseaeh, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G." 

